A good boy, but not too bright

I was thinking about Joseph, the son of Jacob, whom we read about in Genesis. We usually remember him for all the hardship he went through & how God used him through it. Remember what happened before his brothers threw him in the pit, though? I don't know if he was being proud, but it kind of seems like it. Even if he wasn't proud--he was just saying it like it is--it probably would have been better for him to keep it to himself. Sure, God used it for the good of His people, Israel, & for His glory, but this is a good example for us today of what not to do.

This reminds me of something Pastor Duane Pease said once: don't say everything you know, & don't feel like you always need to "be right," even if you are right. That would have been good for Joseph to know (I'm sure he learned it as he got older), & it's great advice for us today!